Concept information
Preferred term
Palliative Care
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Palliative Supportive Care
- Palliative Therapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Palliative Treatments
- Supportive Care, Palliative
- Therapy, Palliative
- Treatment, Palliative
- Treatments, Palliative
Note
- consider also PAIN MANAGEMENT
Scope note
- Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)
History note
- 96; was PALLIATIVE TREATMENT 1964-95 (Prov 1964-65)
In other languages
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Finnish
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lievittävä hoito
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lievityshoito
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oireenmukainen hoito
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palliaatio
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saattohoito
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therapia palliativa
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010166
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